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  • Wang Cuixiang Persecuted to Death After Being Arrested Before the Beijing Olympics

    Wang Cuixiang, 48, was persecuted before the Beijing Olympics. She was tortured in Wangcun Forced Labour Camp until her health severely deteriorated, she collapsed and could no longer take care of herself. The camp took her to the hospital, but her condition did not improve. They allowed Ms. Wang's family to take her home around November 2009, and extorted 3,000 yuan from her family for medical care. She never recovered and died in November 2010.
  • Persecution of Ms. Tan Jinhui in Guanghan, Sichuan Province

    Tan Jinhui, a Falun Gong practitioner, has been detained and sent to forced labour camps and brainwashing facilities many times in the past ten years. In January 2010, after being persecuted continuously, she felt ill and too weak to even spit water out of her mouth, possibly due to poisoning. Previously in 2000, Ms. Tan went to distribute materials about Falun Gong, and was arrested and beaten severely by police.
  • Tan Fengjiang, Liu Zhuanjiang, and Other Practitioners Tortured in Jiamusi Prison

    On August 7th, 2007, a guard asked Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Tan Fengjiang what he did the night before. Mr. Tan answered that he practised the Falun Gong exercises. The guards then ordered him to promise that he would not do them again, but Mr. Tan refused. Han Jibo punched him in the face and kicked him. Prisoner Wang Guoqing also joined in the attack and viciously struck the left side of Mr. Tan head from behind, causing a 2 to 3 centimetre split in his ear. As Mr. Tan fell down, blood poured onto his clothes and the floor. As a result of this torture, most of Mr. Tan's earlobe got detached and he still has difficulty hearing to this day.
  • A Childhood Full Of Tears - the Story of Xinxin and Her Family

    Since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) started to persecute Falun Gong in July 1999, 11-year-old Xinxin's life has been full of tears. In 2000, when she was 1 she was arrested with her Falun Gong parents. Over the years her father, Liu Yongwang, has suffered unspeakable brutality by the Communist regime. In 2005, Liu Yongwang was sentenced to eight years in prison with the excuse of suspecting that he was involved in broadcasting Falun Gong programmes on cable television, without any evidence.
  • Ms. Jin Xiuwen and Mr. Liu Xigong from Beijing Sentenced

    Ms. Jin Xiuwen and Mr. Liu Xigong, both in their 60's, were sentenced to four and a half years on July 13th, 2010, by the Haidian District Court. When they appealed to the higher court, the initial decision was upheld. Ms. Jin and Mr. Liu have been repeatedly persecuted because they refuse to give up their belief in Falun Gong. Ms. Jin has been dismissed by her employer, and Mr. Liu has had his pension suspended. Ms. Jin and Mr. Liu were arrested on December 19th, 2009, and their home was ransacked.
  • Mr. Qin Yueming's Family Persecuted by Jinshantun District 610 Office

    Practitioner Ms. Wang Baoyu was arrested in Harbin City on November 16th. Her husband, Mr. Qin Yueming, was tortured on a tiger bench in Yichun Forced Labour Camp. His legs and ribs were broken in several places and he couldn't walk. He was later sentenced to ten years in prison, and is being detained at the Lianjiangkou Prison in Jiamusi City.
  • Ms. Chen Yanxiu Taken to Forced Labour Camp Again

    Ms. Chen Yanxiu has been tortured repeatedly at forced labour camps because she practises Falun Gong. She and her husband were arrested on October 8th for the third time and sentenced to forced labour and prison again, because they spoke of Falun Gong to their cab driver and his wife, tried to expose the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong, and gave them Falun Gong materials. Their family members were not notified of their whereabouts.
  • After Being Detained in Forced Labour Camps Three Times, Ms. Chen Xiumei Sues Her Persecutors

    My name is Chen Xiumei. I am from Baoding, Hebei Province. Between January 15th, 2009 and January 23rd, 2010, I was detained in the First Division of Hebei Women's Forced Labour Camp. During this period, Liu Ziwei, Chief of the First Division, tortured me. He ordered guards to pull my hair, and beat and verbally abuse me, which left permanent scars on my body. My right arm was partially disabled. They also spread rumours, saying that I had psychosis. I request the procuratorial departments to open a case, conduct an investigation, and pursue any criminal conduct of the accused persons according to the law.
  • 67-Year-Old Ms. Yue Chunpu of Tangshan City Dies After Repeated Persecution

    Ms. Yue Chunpu was a 67-year-old Falun Gong practitioner in Tangshan City, Hebei Province. She died on December 1st after suffering arrest, imprisonment, brainwashing, and torture on many occasions. On July 8th, 2008, police arrested her, ransacked her home and took her to the Tangshan City First Detention Centre where she was held for more than eight months. To protest her arrest, she refused to work as a forced labourer. The guards punished her. She was sentenced to three years in prison in April 2009, and was held in Hebei Province Women's Prison. Because of her deteriorating health condition, she was released on bail for medical treatment.
  • Torture Suffered by Ms. Tian Hongzhi from Funing County, Hebei Province

    Ms. Tian Hongzhi was severely mistreated by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for her belief in Falun Gong. She was arrested and imprisoned three times, held at the local detention centre twice and detained at a brainwashing centre once. She was beaten by police, forced to stand outside in freezing weather, shocked with electric batons, forced to kneel in the snow, denied toilet use, force-fed, kicked and drenched in icy water. Because of this torture, she is now in extremely poor health.
  • The Persecution of a Woman in Her 60's and the Hardship it Causes Her Elderly Mother

    There is an elderly lady in her 80s in Hunan Province. She is a Falun Gong practitioner and Ms. Xiang Huaixiang's mother-in-law. Despite her age and pain in her leg, she travelled between the local police department and the 610 Office (an organisation of special agents just for persecuting Falun Gong) and tried to get them to release her daughter-in-law. After starting to practise Falun Gong, Ms. Xiang followed the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. She looked after her mother-in-law very conscientiously, and they got along very well. She used to work at the local bank, but she was discharged from her job because of her belief in Falun Gong. Her daughter, Chen Lijuan, also a Falun Gong practitioner, was persecuted to death in 2004.
  • A Young Lady Suffers Mental Collapse from Police Brutality

    Age 19 should be the beginning of a promising life. Yet, at this age the life of Ms. Wang Yingxia, a quiet and kind girl, took a drastic turn. That year, she lost all the happiness that she so much deserved and the hopes she had for the journey of life ahead of her. Ms. Wang is now 27 years old. No one can remember how many times she has been to the Xiangyang Police Department or how many times she was beaten. People know all too well why she has to frequently go to the police department since she has kept telling others, "My father and uncle were tortured to the extreme by them, and my grandmother passed away because of this. If I don't go to hold them responsible, who else will?"
  • Dr. Zhang Guangcai Subjected to Forced Labour for a Third Time--No Court Dares to Accept His Petition

    Falun Gong practitioner Dr. Zhang Guangcai, a dentist in Shahe City, Hebei Province, was recently subjected to forced labour for the third time. His attorney filed an administrative petition but no court dared to accept the case. In December 2004, police officers arrested Dr. Zhang in his office. They took him directly to Xingtai Brainwashing Centre. Officer Song Jiaxi handcuffed his hands behind his back and then shocked him with electric batons during an interrogation. Song told him, "If you are beaten to death, it will be counted as suicide."
  • Ms. Xiang Huaixiang, in Her 60's, from Hunan Province Secretly Put On Trial

    On November 19th, 2010, Ms. Xiang, in her 60s, was arrested on July 19th, 2010 at her home while conducting a Falun Gong group study with 11 elderly female practitioners. Police also ransacked Ms. Xiang's home and confiscated many of her personal belongings, her car, and over 15,000 yuan. She was secretly put on trial at Beihu District Court in Chenzhou City. While in court, Ms. Xiang kept telling people that Falun Gong and Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance are good, and refused to sign the court paperwork.
  • Dalian Practitioner Wang Yukun, 56, Arrested

    Mr. Wang Yukun, 56, is a Falun Gong practitioner in Dalian City, Liaoning Province. On November 23rd, as Mr. Wang spoke to people about Falun Gong at a construction site he was reported to the authorities. He was arrested by police, and is currently being detained at the Dalian Drug Rehabilitation Centre.